[Hodar]

Maybe it’s just me and my fear of making a fool out of myself.

But, honestly, if you were to throw the ball out for a game, and you would be on TV, wouldn’t you spend a couple hours on on a mound somewhere - practicing?

I might not throw a 100 mph ball into the strike zone; but it would be at least be a respectable pitch. There is no shame in a 70-80 mph ball, thown accurately.

[Servant of the Cross]

If you’ve ever been to a “speed pitch” booth, IMHO you’ll find that you think a 55 mph fastball is respectable.

[Russ]

"There is no shame in a 70-80 mph ball, thrown accurately."

That's right, Jamie Moyer has made a great career out of those...

[mountn man]

These are lobs at about 40mph. No need to try to power it. Just throw the dang thing, and make it look decent.

[Trajan88]

Nolan Ryan threw out the first pitch for Game 3... believe it was clocked in the 67-68 mph range... and he threw it from the mound.

Very respectable velocity.

If he was in playing shape/form these days, I'm sure could still hit the mid- to high-80s.

[shiva]

wouldn’t you spend a couple hours on on a mound somewhere - practicing?

Actually, I believe(Obama) did do that

on April 5, 2010 by Allahpundit

Watching a slow motion playback of his pitch delivery, the president said that his problem was that he just released the ball a little too early and high – contrary to his practice rounds at the White House earlier in the week.